It'll Hit Without Warning

This originally started out as lyrics my sister and I wrote in the mid-1980s. I used the title in the early 1990s to write a poem; however, when I re-read the poem a few years back, I wasn't happy with how it had turned out. I wrote this version of the poem on April 27, 2009. It's about being unexpectedly struck by something bad happening in your life.


You go along
Thinking everything is fine
You can't see
Any trouble coming down the line
But then, something happens
And hits without warning


You feel like
The wind's been knocked out of you
And you wonder
What it is that you must do
In order to deal with
What has hit without warning


You realize
That life must go on
And you know
That you have to be strong
To be able to move on
From what hit without warning

Keeping My Head Up

This is a poem I wrote on August 9, 2010. It's a poem about trying to stay positive and optimistic, even in the face of confusion.


Today, nothing is as it seems
It feels like a fuzzy and long-forgotten dream
No matter how hard I try, nothing makes any sense
And now it's starting to feel intense


But I won't let this get me down
I refuse to let it turn my smile to a frown
So I'll keep my head up and refuse to go down low
And I'll keep the faith and go with the flow

End of Winter Break

This is a poem I wrote on January 3, 2011. I wrote it when my kids' winter break ended that year. Don't get me wrong, I love my children, but the chaos that a break from school can bring can get a little crazy at times.


It's time to get back into the groove
Because break time is over
Hopefully the transition will be smooth
Because I don't want it to falter


And that break seemed to go by so fast
The time just flew right on by
And I would have sworn that this break would last
But I'm glad to return to normal

Into Thin Air

This is a poem I originally wrote in the early 1990s. When I re-read the poem a few years back, I wasn't happy with the way it had turned out. I wrote this version of the poem on May 18, 2009, and the speaker wonders about problems disappearing into thin air.


Wouldn't it be nice
If all our troubles and cares
Could disappear into thin air?


Wouldn't it be great
If our problems and worries
Could disappear in a hurry?


But what would happen
If we didn't go through strife?
Could we still grow during our life?

Insanity

I originally wrote this poem in the early 1990s. When I re-read it a few years back, I wasn't happy with how it had turned out. I wrote this version of the poem on May 11, 2009. It's a poem where the speaker is accusing someone of being insane. This is one of the poems I've written that isn't inspired by something or someone in my own life. Instead, it's a case of me using my imagination and trying to imagine what it would be like to be someone else in a different situation.


You like to say I'm crazy
And that there's no hope for me
But just look at you and your vanity
Personally, I think that's insanity


Think I should be locked away
And you'll have a better day
But I can see the truth with clarity
That you're the one dealing with insanity

In My Dreams

This is a poem I wrote on May 23, 2008. The speaker of this poem is describing what happened to them in a couple of their dreams.


In my dreams, I take a fall
For some reason, I was on a wall
I close my eyes and hope for the best
Then I wake up from a very fitful rest


In my dreams, I fly on wings
But then I find I'm attached to strings
If I'm not careful, the string will break
I wake up, and realize it all was fake

I'm The One

I originally wrote this as lyrics back in the early 1990s. When I re-read those lyrics a few years back, I wasn't happy with how it turned out. I took the title to write a poem, and I took the theme in a different direction than it had originally been in. I wrote this poem on June 1, 2009. It's from the point of view of a parent, and it talks about the devotion they have for their child.


I'm the one
Who gets the job done
I'm the one
Who plans all the fun
I'm the one
Who tries to make a smile from a frown
I'm the one
Who tries to turn it all around
I'm the one
Who tries to be a friend
I'm the one
Who's true to the very end